Suitable safety measures are required for scissor lift platforms designed to carry passengers. Whether guardrails are needed on all sides depends on factors such as the fall height and the specific installation conditions. In this project, it was possible to omit the guardrail on one of the platform's narrow sides.
Why Does the Lift Table Not Need a Guardrail on the Narrow Side?
The scissor lift platform overcomes a height difference of just 430 mm. Due to the low fall height, it was possible to omit the guardrail on one of the platform's narrow sides in this configuration. This is subject to the applicable safety requirements being met for the specific installation.
Why Does the Lift Table Need an Automatic Roll-Off Protection?
To prevent goods from rolling off the platform during lifting and lowering, the scissor lift platform is equipped with an automatic roll-off protection system.
This consists of a bar integrated into the platform. As soon as the lift table reaches the lower stop, the bar is automatically lowered to allow goods to be moved on and off the platform. Before the next lifting movement begins, the bar rises again to prevent the load from accidentally rolling off.
Where Is the Scissor Lift Platform Used?
The lift table was installed in the goods receiving area of a supermarket. Following subsequent building modifications, a height difference of 430 mm was created between the storage area and the sales floor.
Due to the large quantities of goods and some heavy loads, a ramp was not a suitable option for transporting goods within the supermarket. Instead, the scissor lift platform bridges the height difference without requiring staff to push goods up a ramp.
How much space would a ramp have required? Use our free ramp calculator to work out the required ramp length for a given height difference and chosen gradient.
